Mary, Queen of Scots

the darker situation from Queen Elizabeth’s past: Queen Elizabeth’s rivalry with her catholic cousin Queen Mary. Many Catholics thought of Queen Elizabeth as illegitimate. Catholics thought the marriage between King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth’s parents, as null and void because of King Henry’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and a falling out with the pope. The Catholics believed Queen Mary of Scots, not to be confused with Elizabeth’s half-sister “Bloody Mary,” was the rightful heir…

Loades in his book Tudor Queens of England, “in January 1554 there was a briefly dangerous rebellion in Kent, led by Sir Thomas Wyatt, which demanded that she (Mary) change her mind.” (Loades 194) English did not want that Mary got married to Philip II of Spain, they thought that a foreigner could be a danger to the country. In the book, Mary Tudor, written also by David Loades, is suggested that the rebel Thomas Wyatt surrendered after a conflict with the Duke of Norfolk, and Mary and Philip…

Recently, Mary and Elizabeth had marriage or looking-for-marriage troubles. And maybe Catherine has finally become the good person fans have been doubtful about. Putting a finger on that for a moment because that thought maybe shortlived thanks to Narcisse. Narcisse has been trying his best to remove Catherine from any royal situations and has gone so far as to banishing Mary from the castle which prevents her from receiving suitors to save her country. Narcisse is in full-force implenting…

of incest and adultery which caused Elizabeth and her half-sister, Mary, to be declared as illegitimate. This took away their places in the line of succession and it was Elizabeth’s half-brother, Edward VI, who took control until 1553 when he passed away. Despite being declared of illegitimacy, Mary became queen after Henry VIII reinstated his daughters into the line of succession. During this time, Elizabeth was arrested as Mary suspected that she was supporting Protestant rebels. Even though…

The first Queen Elizabeth was one of the greatest rulers England ever had. The time when she reigned is called the Elizabethan Age, and it was a long period, forty-five years, when England became very rich and powerful. When Elizabeth II came to the throne the British people rejoiced and hoped there would be another Elizabethan Age like the first one. The first Elizabeth was born in the year 1533. Her father was Henry VIII, who married six different times. Elizabeth’s mother was his second wife.…

“I may not be a lion, but I am a lions cub, and I have a lion’s heart”. Queen Elizabeth proved these words by showing that although she was a woman, she could rule just like any man could. And although people disagreed with her way of thinking, she refused to compromise England's happiness for her own. But it was also being she could no longer acquire perfect happiness. Queen Elizabeth’s time of reign is often referred to as “The Golden Age”, or “The Elizabethan Age”. This is due to how much…

a country was an unheard occurrence that rarely ever happened. But two queens in this time defide those who would rather see them in the background of history. Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth Tudor I were the rare queens that did just that, their long family line, personal and intertwined history had after effects in history in Scotland’s and England’s future monarchs. Prior to the reign of Henry VIII, Elizabeth and Mary, one ruled before all of them, henry’s father, Henry VII. Henry’s…

It's the mid 1500's. The French Court has just welcomed their new queen and king after the death of King Henry. Francis II and his new wife, Queen Mary of Scots, are thrust into leadership amidst the most tense moments in Protestant vs Catholic history. Reign, the hit television show aired on the CW in 2013, follows the story of Mary of Scotland as she faces challenge after challenge of love, friendship, death, and courtship, all while struggling to run not one, but two kingdoms in one of the…

Queen Elizabeth I, better known as the Virgin Queen, was England’s longest reigning monarch. She claimed the throne at the age of twenty-five and she ruled for forty-four years, until her death. Jessica Creton, from The Elizabeth Files, states, “A woman being in charge of England was not seen as a good thing, [but] she has changed this vision forever.” So the question stands, how did this extraordinary woman, of the sixteenth century, do it? Elizabeth I of England was born on September 7, 1533,…

The era of English history from Queen Elizabeth I to Charles II is significant to the history of intelligence as it paved the way for intelligence today strategies today. Intelligence in this era of English history was some of the earliest forms. During Queen Elizabeth’s reign, she had Sir Francis Walsingham, in charge of intelligence. He is considered by some to be England’s first spymaster. With his help, Queen Elizabeth I imprisoned her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and kept her under constant…